What a shame - a lovely man with a great sense of humour. We coincided at Brawdy when he was working up as an instructor on the Hawk and we flew together on a couple of my later TWU sorties. I can still remember Dick howling with laughter during a FAC exercise when the controller, who from his voice ought to have been called Tarquin Farquhar-Cholmondley or similar, announced "12 o'clock, field with sheep". We agreed that it was very useful guidance for an area of mid-Wales (Sennybridge) where the sheep outnumbered the people and could be seen for miles in all directions! He also used to hold us students in thrall with tales of his adventures in Cold War Moscow. A memorable character who was liked and respected in equal measure. Condolences to his family.